Johnny Menzies

Player
Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Shoal Lake, MB

  • BORN April 4, 1904

  • INDUCTED 1997

Johnny Menzies was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba on April 4, 1904. Menzies was a fleet footed center fielder for the Dokey Tigers Winnipeg senior baseball team. He was the league batting champion in 1932 with a .400 average. In 1927 he surpassed this benchmark with a .464 average, but did not play enough games to win the title. The Dokey Tigers were league champions in 1931 and 1932. Menzies was also a star in Holland and Virden, where he was a teacher.

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